AmpGate vs SansApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AmpGate
This app provides a real-time amplifier simulator for mobile devices, featuring exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs. It allows users to browse and audition a vast library of tones, load custom impulse responses, and import their own captures. It also functions as an AUv3 plugin for use in music production hosts.
- Real-time amp simulation
- Vast tone library access
- Cabinet section with IR loader
- Noise gate and gain controls
- Low-latency processing
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
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Every amp ever, in your pocket. AmpGate is a Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) player for iPhone and iPad: a real-time amp sim that plays exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs, including the new Architecture 2 (A2) models, the most accurate generation of neural captures yet. BROWSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONES Connect your free TONE3000 account and the world's largest tone library opens right inside the app. Search by amp, gear or genre, audition any capture through your own guitar before saving it, and build your collection with one tap. - NAM engine with A2 model support - Cabinet section with impulse response loader, browse TONE3000 IRs or import your own WAV files - Tone stack (bass / mid / treble), noise gate, input and output gain - Low-latency processing tuned for live playing - Import your own .nam captures from the Files app AUv3 PLUGIN INCLUDED Load AmpGate inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis and any other AUv3 host. The app and the plugin share one library: save a tone and it's already in your session. Neural Amp Modeler is an open-source project by Steven Atkinson. TONE3000 is a free third-party service; an account is optional.
SansApp
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SansApp is a free, open-source editor for the Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver DI Elite — the desktop-only editor, now in your pocket. Connect over Bluetooth MIDI (or USB) and: • Edit every control live — Drive, three-band parametric EQ, the Red Zone functions, Compressor, Auto Filter, Ambience and Chorus — with a live tone graph and hardware-calibrated units. • Work with cabs the way the pedal does: browse your pedal's own cabs with real frequency curves, then design your own — bake a high-pass into a cab so you can drop a standalone HPF pedal, blend two cabs, or build a filter from scratch — and upload it straight to a user slot. • Manage all 128 presets: recall, step through, and back up / restore / share your whole pedal. You'll need the pedal plus a Bluetooth MIDI adapter (a CME WIDI Jack is recommended) or a USB MIDI interface. SansApp keeps everything on your device — no account, no sign-in, no data collection. SansApp is an independent, community project and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Tech 21 USA, Inc. "SansAmp", "Bass Driver", and "Tech 21" are trademarks of their owner, used here only to describe compatibility. Open source (GPL-3.0): github.com/mckelveygreg/sansapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SansApp at every 9 days against AmpGate's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AmpGate ships an update every 3 weeks, SansApp every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AmpGate | SansApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDI | Gregory McKelvey |
In-app purchases
AmpGate
No in-app purchases
SansApp
No in-app purchases









